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Jeremiah 46:22

The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

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קוֹלָ֖הּqolahsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.כַּנָּחָ֣שׁkanachashas serpentנָחָשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as serpent”, the ordinary formH5175a snake (from its hiss)serpent.יֵלֵ֑ךְyelekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…בְחַ֣יִלvechayilin armyחַיִלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in army”, the ordinary formH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).יֵלֵ֔כוּyelekhvcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…וּבְקַרְדֻּמּוֹת֙uveqardumotand in axקַרְדֹּםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “and in ax”, the ordinary formH7134an axeax.בָּ֣אוּbavto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לָ֔הּlahtoלָ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toכְּחֹטְבֵ֖יkechoteveas polishחָטַבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “as polish”, a verb used as a describing wordH2404to chop or carve woodcut down, hew(-er), polish.עֵצִֽיםetsimtreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “tree”, the ordinary formH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The sound thereof shall go like the serpent's; for they march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sound thereof shall go like the serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Young’s Literal Translation

Its voice as a serpent goeth on, For with a force they go, And with axes they have come in to her, As hewers of trees.

World English Bible

Its sound will go like the serpent, for they will march with an army, and come against her with axes, as wood cutters.

Darby Translation

Her voice shall go like a serpent's; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

Douay-Rheims

Her voice shall sound like brass, for they shall hasten with an army, and with axes they shall come against her, as hewers of wood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)